Swim Pembrokeshire - Blog #sunSwim Pembrokeshire - Blog #sunhttps://www.swimpembrokeshire.com/blogs/tag/sunTue, 19 May 2020 07:00:38 -0700http://zoho.com/sites/<![CDATA[Check Your Swim Buddies Regularly]]>https://www.swimpembrokeshire.com/blogs/post/Check-Your-Swim-Buddies-Regularly

Sea swimming is always safer and often psychologically easier when you do it with one or more swimming buddies.


It's important to check your swim buddies when sea swimming though, as they are sometimes hard to see in strong sunlight or rough conditions and also may veer off on a different route to your if their sighting is off or if you miscommunicate the correct landmark you're sighting from.


Scenarios which make it much harder to keep track of your swimming buddies are typically:


  • Bad weather
  • Rough conditions
  • Strong sunlight
  • Lots of sea traffic or bouys
  • Differing levels of swimming ability


In this video we can see just how hard it is to see the other swimmer even though it is a 'perfect' day in terms of blazing sunshine.


With this in mind it is always a good idea to stop regularly and let everyone catch up to the group and then continue as one on your chosen swimming route.

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]]>Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:00:00 +0000<![CDATA[Sighting Using the Sun]]>https://www.swimpembrokeshire.com/blogs/post/Sighting-Using-The-Sun

When the sun is in your eyes and you cannot see features on the land itself as they are silhouetted by the sun, it's often hard to sight on anything noticeable when open water swimming.


In this case, you can use the horizon itself, a feature on the horizon, even a small dip or rise, something that is on the horizon.


Or, if your swim is not going to take so long that the sun will move, you can even sight off the sun itself...


In this video we use the sun as a great sighting 'landmark', to take us back to the beach:

Notice we mentioned you could use such a bright and obvious object as the sun when sighting both on top of the water and underwater?


This way you do not need to expend valuable energy looking up all the time as the sun, if it's out and if you have chosen to use it as a sighting mark, it's strong enough to be seen under the water too.


This means you can keep your head down longer, increasing streamlining and stroke efficiency. We've exaggerated the look up a bit here to show how easy it is to use the sun for sighting but hopefully you can also see how strong it is and how it can be seen very easily from under the water.

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